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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-08-18

Santa Rosa California's celebrated
Riesling, Zinfandel, Angelica, Port
Wines, Old California Madeina brandy.
Imported Hennessey Cognac, De
Kuyper Geneva Gin, French Clarets,
Hungarian Wines of the best qualities,
sold at reasonable prices at F. Pomain-
villes Wine and Liquor Store.
Three head of cattle were taken
suddenly sick at the poor farm the past
week and died. The sickness lasted
about three days before death took
place. 1t is not fully ascertained what
form of desease it was. VIII some OF
our veterinary friends suggest what
kind Of desease could be so destructive
among cattle in two or three days.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-08-18

Adams County Press:-Mattie Stowel,
accompanied her cousin, Mamie Smith,
on her return to Grand Rapids. Matte
will remain a week or so-Misses
Jennie Huban and Carrie Natwick came
down from Grand Rapids last Sunday
to visit the Misses Effie and Cora Tread
weu.-Mr. Geo. Baker, Supt. of the
Poor Farm in Wood County, transacted
business in various portions of this town
last week.
Mr.. T. MacKinnon arrived in this
city Tuesday morning from Green Bay
where he has been visiting since last
Saturday the day of their arrival from
England Mrs MacKinnon has been
dangerously sick since she received the
news of the death of their infant son.
She is at present with her parents in
Green Bay where she will remain until
eonvalescent. 1t is hoped by her many
friends in these two cities that she will
soon be able to return to her home in
Centralia.
, 1887-11-06

Another typical contemporary of Uncle
Toms was the negro fiddler. 1t should
be remembered that before he hears he is
to be sold south, Uncle Tom is pictured
as a light hearted creature, capering and
dancing in his cabin. There was no lack
of music in those cabins. The banjo was
played, but more commonly the fiddle.
A home made variety of the former con
sisted of a crook necked, hard shell
gourd and a piece of sheepskin. There
were sometimes other instruments-the
tiageolet and the triangle. / AVE heard
of a kettledrum's being made of a copper
still. CA Kentucky negro carried through
the war as an osseous tambourine the
skull of a mule, the rafting teeth being
secured in the jawbones.) OF course the
bones were everywhere.
Negro music on one or more instru-
ments was in the highest vogue at the
house. The young K~entuckians often
used it on %serenading bravuras. The old
fiddler, most of all, was held in reverent
esteem and met with the gracious treat
ment of the ancient minstrel in feudal
halls. At parties and weddings, at pic
MICS in the summer woods, he was the
soul of melody, and with an eye to the
high demands upon his art, he widened
his range of selections and perfected ac-
cording to native standards his inimitable
technique.-James Lane Allen in The
Century.
, 1887-11-06
The Inrentnr Of shnrthnnh.

There has been held in London during
the week an international shorthand con-
gress, which assembled to celebrate the
jubilee of Isaac Pitman's system of pho
biography and the tercentenary of the
s~tenographic method of reporting, which
originated with DIR. Timothy Bright.
Bright's ''Characterie, published in
1887, seems to have been the earliest
English manual of shorthand, and it had
numerous successors, one of which ever
became popular, however, till Pittman
hit on the phonetic principle as the basis
of stenography. 1t has recently been
ascertained that the credit of i~nventing
the first system of shorthand writing by
sound belongs to the Rev. Phineas Bailey,
a native Of New Hampshire who had
settled in Vermont, and published in a
book setting forth his system in 1919.
This was eighteen years before Mr.. Pit
mans ~"Stenographic Soundhand" saw
the light, but to the latter is nevertheless
accorded the credit of being the father of
modern shorthand.-The Epoch.
, 1887-11-06
VERC0AT )

Our display of Overcoats this season is
larger and more varied hal ever. We
can supply you with a light weight coat
for cool evenings for So. 90, $1,000, $1,000
and up to $500. We have medium
weight coats at all prices, andaregular
storm turner's from 5000 to $4,000. We
have had several styles madesto order es
p%ecially adapted to mountain wear and
for rough usage.
Our $500, $1,000, $500 and $500
Business Suits please every person who
lnspects them. They are great bargains.
We have a large mail order trade, and
it is increasing all the time. Non-resi-
dents find they can trade with us most
satisfactorily by letter.
Catalogues, samples and prices sent on
application.
, 1887-11-06
why Bret uarte Lives in England.

Bret Harte is living quietly in one of
the suburbs of London. He intends to
make his home here. He finds it greatly
to his advantage to live in England from
a mere business standpoint. Residing
here obtains a copyright in England on
his writings, while he is enabled at the
same time to secure a copyright in the
United States. If he were to live in the
United States his writings would be alb
solutely unprotected in England, where
his works have as good a sale and appre-
citation as at home. His writings have a
steady sale in England and his new
stories are in great demand. Mr.. Harte
writes for the English magazines and
periodicals. He practically commands
for his work any price he wants. He
makes from So, 900 to $40, 900 a year,
living quietly and as he pleases. He is
much sought after in English society, but
does not go u much, because it inter
feres with his work.-Chicag Herald.
, 1887-11-06
wretohed and Miserable Homes.

1t is a constant subject of inquiry why
there are 80 many deserted wives In our
city; why SO many men, when trouble
overtakes them, run away from their
homes, leaving the burden of toll and
sorrow to fall upon the wife and mother;
why it is that SO many men get drunk,
neglect their wives, neglect their children,
making their homes wretched and miser-
able when those homes should be as they
are intended to be, spots of earthly para
disc? The answer will be found in the
disposition to separate families, young
children being sent to the west, a sick
child or a sick father to the hospital, all
resulting from the overcrowded dwell
ings of the masses and in the street influ-
ences SO destructive to the tender associa-
tions of the home. Persons SO reared are
i'll fitted to assume the responsibilities OF
married life, and when such duties come
to them know little of what is required
of them. A poor home is better than no
home, and poor nursing at home is more
to be desired for the individual and the
community than the most skillful nursing
in the hospital.-Physician in New York
Tribune.
, 1887-11-06
origin of "Haroo" and "Hurrah."

Among EXPLANATIONS in common use
''Hallool'' and 'Hurrah!'' have curious
origins attributed to them. 1t is said by
the author of the Queens English"
that the people of Charnwood forest,
Leicestershire, when they desire to hail
n person at a distance, call out, not 'hal-
loo!'' but "halloup!' This he imagines
is a survival of the times when one cried
TO another, "a lOup! a loup!'' or as we
would now say, "wolf! wolf!'' ''Hur-
rah," again, according to NJ. Littre, is
derived from the Slavonic huraj, ''to
paradise" which signifies that all sol
diers who fell fighting valiantly went
straight to heaven. ''Prithee" is obvi-
ously a corruption of II pray thee"
while marry was originally in Polish
times a method of swearing by the Vir-
gin Mary.-Au the Year Round.
, 1887-11-06
The Bison of tho PIains.

The Union Pacific commission during
one of the loon a~djournments whiled the
hours away by INDUCING in story telling
and sampling the quality of a few Henry
Clay cigars.
Gen. John G. Fremont, the Path
finder, " having appeared upon the scene,
he was called upon by David I. Littler to
relate a few of his early "reminiscences in
the far west.
The general, with a PARKWAY look in
his bright eyes, as if s~oliloquizing over
the eventful past, quietly leaned back in
his chair and said: ''Well, gentlemen,
the western country was, SO to speak,
nothing but country when l first ex-
plored its wilds. l first knew that coun-
try in 1912. During that year l went
from the north of the Missouri over to
the great Pacific, and had quite an event
full experience.
1--WE encountered many tribes of In
dams during our tramp, and although
not having more than sixty men as es-
cort bravely marched over plain and
mountain in the prosecution of our work.
We subsisted wholly on wild game, and
relished it greatly"
Now, general" said Commissioner
Littler, las Gov. Pattison has seen fit to
look upon me as a modern Munchausen,
simply because 1 had assured him that at
one time l had seen a drove of buffalo
numbering over 90, 900, l will call upon
you to corroborate my statement.
ooh, 20,O 900 is not a large number,
responded the amous Pathfinder.
elbow many buffalo nave you seen at
one timer" asked ex-Gov. Pattison.
Il have seen a drove of buffalo while
travelling across the plains through which
it took our party three days to pass l
suppose that there must nave been over
zoo, 600 in the drove. You could see
them as far as the eye could reach, yet
today they are almost extinct. New
York Star.
, 1887-11-06

There seems to be a movement in Eu-
rope for the insurance of the great public
libraries. Rare books and manuscripts,
like pictures, it is true, cannot be Gin
sured" in the strict sense of the word,
since no amount of money can be au
equivalent for the destruction of unique
historical documents or paintings. Money,
however, is better than nothing. st.
Gallen has just insured its splendid Stifts-
bibliothek for the term of five years for
500, 900 francs, and its "Vadiana'' for
100, 600 francs; Zurich its library in the
W~asserkirche for 80, 600 francs, and its
manuscript collection for 80, 900 francs;
Basel its university library for 4S0, 900
francs, and Berne its city library for
221 900 francs. The Grand Ducal library
at Karlsruhe has also been insured for
$50, 900 marks. The magnificent libraries
of the British museum, of Berlin, Vienna,
Paris and Munich are all still uninsured.
Pail Mall Gazette.
, 1887-11-06

Gath on Journalism and Literature.
Literature as a profession has no exist
ence in America. l have been connected
with papers for thirty years, and once
thought that writing for the press and
literature ran in the same direction. 1t is
not so, and the lines, though in appear
ance coincidental, are yet in reality widely
separated. Literature can in this country
be only the profession of the man of
leisure. For the hardworking and aspir-
ing young man, whose capital is his
brains, literature means hardly a compe-
tence, while the press means in compar-
ison affiuence. A good story printed in
book form will not bring much, but sold
to a paper will command a greater price
and be wider read. When once engaged
in writing for the press, even men of great
talent seldom leave that occupation to
write books, for the emoluments for news
paper writing will always be greater than
those of literature.-San Francisco Call
Interview.
, 1887-11-06

There is a tale of somebody who re-
fused to enter the water until he could
swim, and this parsonage is generally
cited as an example of the muddled head.
No one could suppose for an instant that
twelve h~ouseholders of Merry England
could possibly be victims of that COM
plant; but the coincidence is odd. A
jury, assembled at Barnes, in returning
a verdict of accidental DEATH formally
requested the coroner to appeal to the
Thames Conservancy for a bylaw, "mak-
ing it an offense punishable by fine for a
boatman to let a boat on hire to mex
perienced persons" The unfortunate
man is to put each applicant under ex-
animation to assure himself that he
knows the stern from the bow-and pro.
nounces it ''starn''-distinguishes be-
tween shipping and feathering oars, and
car tell a boathook from a punt pole
London Standard.
, 1887-11-06

Lions frightened by ELECTRIC Shocks.
A sensation in which ladies delight is
furnished by a lion tanner drawing a
hypnotized girl into a den of lions. The
lions (but the spectators don't know this
are more afraid of the young lady than
she would be of them if awake. They
associate her with electric shocks which,
when under training for sp~ectacles of this
sort, they had in the mouth. The damsel
was separated from the terrible felines
with fine wires connected with electric
batteries. When they advanced towards
her they came to grief, but through what
agency they could not see, and retreated
bowling. A lion which has had a few
shocks will for the rest of his life keep at
a civil distance from no matter what
young lady. Could not something of
this sort be arranged to guard the young
Indies Of London who complain of
''prowlers?"-Paris Cor. London Truth.
, 1887-11-06

1t is a curious and not generally known
fact that the first guillotine was con-
structed, after designs of a recorder at
Strasburg, by a certain Tobias Schmitz,
manufacturer of what is today consid-
cred another instrument of torture-the
piano! Until 1872 the g~uillotine had'no
been much improved. 1t resembled the
scaffold that is used in America. A
flight of steps led up to the platform,
which was surrounded by a railing. The
idea was to ''let everybody see.' The
guillotine was called by criminals the
Abbaye de Monte a Regret, signifying
that it was an abbey which separated
them from the world and that they
mounted its steps with regret.
Heinderich, who was the headsman in
1872, had greatly improved the instru-
ment. Instead of a monster machine
that it took three or four hours to put to-
gether, Heinderich reduced the guillo-
tine to its simplest expression and such as
it is today; two upright iron beams con-
tanning two grooves on each inner side,
II for the 'lunette, " or socket, and the
other for the trapeziform knife; a per.
pendicular swinging plank rising to the
level of the culprit's breast, against which
he is thrown forward between the two
beams; at the right of the plank and lean
ing on to a willow basket painted black
and partly filled with bran, is a board
over which they slide the body after de-
c%apitation; to the left, two pals of carbon
ated water; in front, a sort of zinc tube
into which the head falls.
The guillotine was formerly painted in
red, and the knife so exposed that it was
the first object seen by the condemned
man on leaving the prison gate. Now it
is of a pale yellow color, and the knife is
concealed.-Paris Cor. The Epoch.
, 1887-11-06

is particularly favorable to the contraction
of diphtheria. Heed the warning and
use Darbys Prophylactic Fluid. 1t at
once allays the inflammation of the throat,
subdues the pain and gives permanent re-
lief. 1t promptly and effectually destroys
all contagion and diptheric germs. 1t is
a safeguard against diphtheria, and should
be used on the first symptoms of sore
throat as a gargle.
, 1887-11-06
DON'T

let that cold of yours run on. You think
it is a little thing. But it may run into
catarrh. Or into pneumonia. Or con-
sumption.
: Catarrh is disgusting. Pneumonia is
dangerous. Consumption is death itself.
The breathing apparatus must be kept
healthy and clear of all Instructions and
offensive matter. Otherwise there is
trouble ahead.
All the diseases OF these parts, head,
nose, throat, bronchial tubes and lungs,
can be delightfully."- and entirely cured by
the use of Boschee's German Syrup. If
you don't know this already, thousands
and thousands of people can tell you.
They have been cured by it, and know
how it is, themselves" Bottle only rs
cents. Ask any druggist,
, 1887-11-06

W.W. Reed, druggist, Of Winchester,
Ind, writes: "One OF my customers,
Mrs. Louisa Pike, Bartonia, Randolph
county, Ind, was a long sufferer with
consumption, and was given up to die by
her physicians. She heard of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, and
began buying it of me. In six months
time she walked to this town a distance of
six miles, and is so improved that she has
quit using it. She feels she owes her life
to it" Free trial bottles at w. N. Hunts
drug store,
, 1887-11-06
Tho Car In which Lincoln Rode.

The car in which Abraham Lincoln
made tn, journey from Buffalo to Albany
on his way to Washington for his first
Inauguration is still running on the Au-
burn branch of the New York Central
railroad. The ceiling is decorated with
the national flag, and at one end is a
portrait of Lincoln and at the other one
of Washington. The car, now known as
No. $40, was new in February, 1861, and
was decorated for the purpose of carry
ing the president. 1t is still in good con-
dition and runs regularly. Chicago
News
, 1887-11-06
sherman's "Flying Column"

Cock fighting became one of the pas
times of the Flying Column" Many
fine birds were brought in by our for
ayers. Those found deficient in courage
and skill quickly went to the stew pan in
company with the modest %barnyard fowl,
but those of redoubtable valor won an
honored place and name and were to be
seen riding proudly on the front seat Of
an artillery caisson or carried tenderly
under the arm of an infantry soldier. -
Capt. Daniel Oakley in The Century.
, 1887-11-06

Mr.. w. A. Ashe, of Quebec, reports
that the Eskimos living near Hudson
Straight have a mean height for the men
of 8 feet SO inches, and for the women,
about . feet. Their body temperature
averaged 1902 dogs. for winter and 9S.4
dogs. for summer, that of the observing
party being 9S.1 degs. and 97.7 dogs. re-
spectively=Arkansaw Traveller.
, 1887-11-06

The old question as to whether the up
per part of a carriage wheel in motion
goes along faster than the lower part
seems to have been settled by instanta-
neous photography. In the photograph
the outer ends of the upper spokes appear
indistinct by reason of the motion, while
the outer ends of the spokes in the lower
part of the wheel are photographed with
distinctness.-New York Sun.
, 1887-11-06

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin e%ruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price, 25 cents per
box. For sale by W. n. Hunt.
, 1887-11-06

A woman in Dalton, Ca, has a breast.
pin containing a lock of hair which is
said to have been cut from the head of
George Washington. The pin is oval il
shape, of old yellow gold, and within q
circle of diamonds is the lock of hair.
, 1887-11-06

Makes the lives ofmany people miserable,
and often leads to self destruction. We
know of no remedy for dyspepsia more
successful than Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t
acts gently, yet surely and efficiently,
tones the stomach and other organs, re-
moves the faint feeling, creates a good
appetite, cures headache. and refreshes
the burdened mind. Give Hoods Sarsa-
parilla a fair trial. 1t will do you good.
, 1887-11-06

London has a great problem. 1t has
1900, 0CO people unable to get into a
place of worship. In central London,
with 1000, 900, there is only accommoda-
ton for 600, 000.-Commericial Adver-
tiser.
, 1887-11-06

The largest stock OF hne brandies, old
whiskies, choice Rqueurs and superfne
cigars at George Masten's well known
house, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
streets
, 1887-11-06

MoMM fifo Ii are go9 sdt tainFs P5 '4 ias
alone on account Of Dyspepsia. Ecker's
Dyspepsia Tablets will cure Dyspepsia,
Indigestion and Constipation; sold on a
positive guarantee at 25 and so cents, by
DR.. w. N. Hunt.
, 1887-11-06

NC >NO>, would enjoy your dinner
y S.NON and are prevented by Dys-
pepsia, use Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets.
They are a positive cure for Dyspepsia, In
digestion, Flatulency and Constipation.
We guarantee them. % and 90 cents
DR.. W. n. Hunt.
, 1887-11-06
Great Victory
A Terrible Case of Scrofula
Cured by
Hoods ~SarsapariIia

"In the winter of 1879 1 was attacked with
Scrofula in one of the most aggravating forms.
At one time 1 had no less than thirteen large
Assesses over and around my neck and throat,
continually exuding an offensive mass of
bloody matter disgusting to behold, and
lmosti ntolerable to endure. 1t is impossible
to fully describe my sufferings, as the case
was complicated with Chronic Catarrh. After
three years of misery, having been treated by
three physicians, 1 was worse than ever.
Finally, on the recommendation of W. j.
Huntley, druggist, of Lockport, I was induced
to try Hoods Sarsaparilla. And now, after
having taken twelve bottles, within the last
twelve months, the scrofulous eruptions have
entirely ceased, and the assesses have all
disappeared, except the unsightly scars, which
are daily becoming smaller by degrees, and
beautifully less / do not know what 1t may
have done for others, but / do know that In
my case, Hoods Sar3aparilla has proved an
effective specific indeed. AS an evidence of
my. gratitude 1 send these facts unsolicited,
and / am ready to verify the authenticity of
this cure, by personal correspondence with
any one who doubts it.o A. Rob-
ERrs, East Wilson, N. Y.
This statement is confirmed by W. ]. Hunt
ley, druggist, of Lockport, N. Y, who calls the
cure a great victory for Hoods Sarsaparilla.
sendfor book giving statements OF many cures.
Hoods ~SarSapariIIa
Sold by all druggists. Fl; six for So. Made
only by G. I. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar.
, 1887-11-06

MA and reliable Medicines are the best
oSN todepend upon. Acker'sB BLOOD Ell
ixir has been prescribed for years for Him
puritios ofthe Blood. l~nevery formofScrof
ulous, Syphilitic or Mercurial diseases, it is
invaluable. For Rheumatism, has no equal.
DR.. w. N. Hunt.
, 1887-11-06

There are 10, 54S more men than
women in Manitoba.
Mohave County miner., 1887-05-28
The Fourth Of july.

Pursuant to a call made in the last
issue of the MiYga, a number ot our lead.
ing citizens met at Taggar. & Co.'S hall
last Monday night, and again on Wednes.
day At the latter meeting it Was unani.
mously resolved to hold celebration
that will surpass anything OF the kind
ever attempted in this part Of Arizona.
There will be horse racing and foot rae
ing, all kinds Of games, a creased pig, the
usual literary entertainment, 4 grand ball
and supper, and the finest display Of fire.
works ever given in Arizona. The follow
ing are the committees who have the Gel
ebration in band, and the names OF the
gentlemen comprising them is sufficient
guarantee that the affair will be . grand
success:
Genersl-F. s. Dennis, G. W. Beecher,
J. +. Bell, J. W. Michael, Eb. Williams,
Il. d. Whipple, J. II. Ryan.
Finance-G. w. Beecher, W. II. Tag
gart, F. +. Watkins, w. T.. Frost, 4.
Whipple.
Ball and supper-W. ii. Taggart, W.
&. Middleton, W. II. Larkin, X. Taggart.
Races and Games-W. T.. Frost, A. A.
Kilburn, J. W. Michael, J.F. Bell, w. b.
NiddisaSn, .s.-----.s-gs-- .~--------.-.-.--..
Literary Entertainment--W. q. Blake
ly, Eb. Williams, II. Bucksbaum, VIM.
Richards.
Reception and Transportation-R.
Steen, J. J. Hyde.
Printing and Advertising-J. J. Hyde,
J. X. HaIsey.
National Salute, ete.-O. w. Peas,ey
and John Kolar.
Fireworks-G. w. Beeeher, W. II.
Tasgart, F. F. Watkins, J. f. Ryan.